Yes, the above picture is pretty much my dream come true. Me inside a giant donut. If only it were edible…

Over the weekend I toured the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. These statues were one of the highlights of my visit! Why does Google have statues of giant desserts at their headquarters? Aside from the fact that they’re awesome, they help promote the Android, Google’s new smart phone operating system.

Here is more info about the Android, from someone who knows/cares more than I do (Thanks, Sean!):

Android operating system releases are named after pastries with alphabetically sequential names. So far we have Cupcake, Donut, and Eclair, which have all earned statues next to the original, green Android at Google’s headquarters. Rumor has it that the next releases will be Flan and Gingerbread, but beyond that your guess is as good as mine.

If you’re ever in the Mountain View area, go check out these statues! They are tons of fun. I’ll let you know if new statues are added!

When I read this New York Times article this morning, I didn’t think it was real! How could someone eat only candy and actually survive? Paul Rudnick, a playwright, has recently written a book that mentions his strange diet. Apparently he hasn’t had any significant dental problems and is in generally good health. Also, since I know you’re wondering, he is 5-foot-10 and weights 150 pounds! There is no mention of a 12 hour a day workout habit, so I’m assuming he has the world’s speediest metabolism. Or something!

So what does he actually eat?

He does not really eat meals, he said, more of a so-called grazer. For example, what he ate over the course of a recent, typical day was this: a plain bagel, a three-pack of Yodels, a small can of dry-roasted peanuts, some Hershey’s Kisses, and some breakfast cereal, which he eats by the handful, dry, out of the box.

Okay, I have an insatiable sweet tooth but even I can’t eat sweets all day every day! I salute you Paul Rudnick, but I’m going to go eat a vegetable now, thank you!